Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-06-29

Sabbath evening: "Our Nations Birth
day"
Smoked meats, bologna sausage, and
every variety of fresh meats, at Z. T.
| Mobiles. AZ
If you want cheap Groceries go to
Wheeler's and get them delivered at
your door. 5
The best beef to be had in town is at
the Central meat market, opposite 1st
National bank. 4
Two car loads of the celebrated liar
per -four sold every month, by Standi-
ford, Youmans Il Eldred. 81
Car load Michigan fine and dairy salt
just received, and going at wholesale
and retail, at Is. X. Herrington's. 2t2
Jas. A. Blair was down from Kansas
City this week, and gave our people
new hope on their railroad prospects.
W. NJ. Wheeler don't want you to
buy of him if he don't sell you goods
cheaper or as cheap as you can buy at
any other place. 5
Ben DE Pui received telegram Mon
day from Omaha, Neb., stating that
his mother was very sick. lie left on
the train that day.
j. ". Titus has established q hog
ranch on Elm creek and has it well
stocked with the best breeds. lie will
feed several hundred hogs tins fall.
After the LIST of July the harness
and saddle shop of Sam'l Stewart will
be found in the room recently vacated
by Woodward Il Conlisk, opposite the
postoffice.
At Kiowa, on the Fourth, it is an
nounced, there will be big celebration
and among the attractions will be a
sham battle between 100 Indians and a
like number Of cowboys.
Apparently Judge Ellis is as much at
ease on the bench when surrounded by
the best legal talent in the state as
when he is listening to the chickering's
Of the pugilistic home attorneys.
Wichita does not buy groceries any
cheaper than Stamford, Youmans 81
Eldred buy. They are now making a
specially of jobblng, and are supplying
a majority Of the small stores in the
county. 81
G.. y. Gilmore, an industrious farm
er near Elm Mills was in town Monday,
the first time since Feb. 14th. He says
that when crop time comes that ne can
never find time to come to town on a
loaiing expedition. Such a man will
win in any country.
The crops are assured, and Standi-
ford, Youmans Il Eldred report an in
creased trade in every branch of their
extensive establishment. They are
placing orders for nearly CARLOAD of
merchandise every week, and always
have something fresh to show their GUS
toners. They handle the best of every
| thing. 3
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK is MA
KING FARM LOANS ON BETTER TERMS
FOR THE BORROWER THAN CAN BE Of
FERED ELSEWHERE. ALL INTEREST
Is PAYABLE AT THEIR OFFICE, THUS
SAVING EXPENSE OF RENTING TIE
MONEY. CONSULT YOUR OWN INTEREST
BY CALLING ON THEM BEFORE con-
TRACING FOR LOAN ON YOUR FARM.
Mr.. Painter, the man stabbed by
Plotkins and for which offense he, Plot
kins was convicted two weeks ago, is
not well yet, though he has been up;
there are indications that he will not
recover. DIR. Gillette and DR.. Moore
are in attendance on him and have TAX
EN- from him several quarts of matter
that had accumulated in the lumbar
region.
Last spring F. NJ. Keith, who lives
10 miles southwest OF this city, purchas-
ed of A. b. Purdy, of this place a span
OF farm mares. One of the animals
died within 3 weeks after the sale, of
contagious distemper, and though Mr..
Purdy was in no way liable for the loss,
on his own motion he replaced the mare
with one equally as good, for which Mr..
Keith is thankful. This little act of
Mr.. Purdy will raise him still higher
in the estimation Of our people who al
ready have good opinion of him.
Lake City sent n committee, compos-
Ell of R.Lake, Dr. Hutchinson, John Rol-
Ter and Rev. Shaw to Topeka last week
to confer with the Santa Fe officials
about extending the Southern Kansas
road west from this place. The COM
mittee were Informed that the compa-
ny could not possibly complete the road
to Lake City by Sept. LIST, 1887, in time
to secure the bonds voted in that town
ship, for the reason that it cannot get
the iron for rails. They asked that an
extension of 90 days be given in which
to complete the road to Lake City, and
asked that the bonds be re-voted, this
time to the Southern Kansas railroad
instead of Chicago, Kansas & Western.
Petitions have been circulated and a
new election ordered, as will be seen by
another item in this issue.
Rumors continue to float around con-
corning the sale of the Southern Kan
sas railroad to the. Missouri Pacific.
The story is that the Santa Fe interest
in the Southern Kansas, from Kan
sas City to Medicine Lodge, that inter
est being 90 per cent, has been purchas-
ed by Gould. That the Santa Fe re-
tanned the Kiowa branch, and will
build a road from SpiYey on the Null
vane or e. K. s. W. road to Attica and
use the Kiowa branch as their main
line southwest. That the Missouri
Pacific will build the st. Louis, Fort
Scott 4 Wichita road from HazeltOn to
Medicine Lodge, and that it will also